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Author:

Lutes, Andrew Tyler

Title:

INTRINSIC FLAVIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR MONITORING PATHOLOGICALLY-INDUCED CHANGES IN CELLULAR ENERGY METABOLISM

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

FLIM
two-photon
FAD
flavin adenine dinucleotide
flavin
anisotropy
breast cancer

File:

Download thesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Ahmed A Heikal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wivholm, Brandon David

Title:

FLOW FIELD MEASUREMENT IN THE PENN STATE 12 CC PVAD USING PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV)

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

PIV
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
PVAD

File:

Download Wivholm_Brandon_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roszelle, Breigh Nonte

Title:

An Investigation of Three-Dimensionality in the Penn State Pulsatile Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

particle image velocimetry
pediatric ventricular assist device
fluid mechanics

File:

Download MastersThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Porzio, David Philip

Title:

MICRO-THROUGH-MACROSCALE FLUID-DYNAMICS MODELING OF HUMAN RESPIRATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
cfd
multiscale
human respiration
macroscale
breathing
microscale

File:

Download Thesis_David_P_Porzio.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gilbert, Daniel Richard

Title:

The Effects of Stimulation Rate on the Elicited Stapedius Response in Cochlear Implants

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

neural interfacing
cochlear implants
objective fitting
stapedius

File:

Download Gilbert_MS_Thesis__072108___Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Ryan S Clement, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

JAISWAL, DEVINA

Title:

ESOPHAGEAL DAMAGE IN RESPONSE TO NONINVASIVE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

single element
atrial fibrillation
phased array
Transesophageal ultrasound transducer
in vivo
histology
cardiac lesion
ex vivo

File:

Download DevinaJaiswal_Masters_thesis_bioengineering.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Nadine B Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Nadine Barrie Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Long, George Douglas

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS OF FLOW OVER THE SURFACE OF A FORMED THROMBUS IN A BACKWARD-FACING STEP

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Thrombosis
embolization
backward-facing step
sudden expansion
CFD
simulation
clot

File:

Download GeorgeDLongJrThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chiang, Homer H.

Title:

Effect of Rigidifying and Fluidizing Agents on Membrane Raft Stability

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

plasma membrane
membrane rafts
tocopherol
model membranes
triton-X

File:

Download HHC_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter J Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wivholm, Jennifer Anne

Title:

FLOW FIELD STUDY COMPARING DESIGN ITERATIONS OF A 50 CC LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

particle image velocimetry
ventricular assist device

File:

Download J_Wivholm_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nanna, Jason Christopher

Title:

BEAT RATE IMPLICATIONS ON THE FLUID DYNAMICS OF A 50 CC LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

beat rate
left ventricular assist device
particle image velocimetry
systolic duration
wall shear rate

File:

Download Jason_C_Nanna_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Deutsch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Scott Meyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor